NUR T definitions (unit 18-21)

What is spirituality?

a journey over time that involves the accumulation of life experiences and understanding.

An attempt to find meaning, value, and purpose in life.

What is religion?

It’s a “map” that helps guides you to a certain location. It involves a series of beliefs, values, rituals, and code of conduct and ethics.

What is faith?

A pattern on believing that helps grounds us, helps us make a sense of the world, and confront the challenges we face.

• it looks like “I have (entity) with me, (entity) is there, I have more to do.”

• “I’m not going to let this cancer beat me, it isn’t in the plan for me.”

what is hope?

a positive outlook towards future outcome

• ex. focused on positive outcomes

what is love?

strong affection towards another (shown in different ways)

what is grief?

physical, psychological, and spiritual responses to a loss

what is loss?

the undesired change or removal of a valued object, person, or situation

what is bereavement?

period of mourning and adjustment after a loss

what is mourning?

actions related to grief that are normals and natural response to a loss (ex. crying, wearing black clothing, etc.)

what is actual loss?

not only visible for the person experiencing it but this loss can be seen by others

what is perceived loss?

loss that can only be seen by the person experiencing it.

(ex. no longer feeling feminine after losing hair due to chemo)

what is physical loss?

bodily loss (this can be like an injury, removal of an organ, or loss of function)

what is psychological loss?

a perceived loss that challenges our belief system (sexuality, control, fairness, meaning, and trust)

what is external loss?

actual loss of an important object that is of cost or sentimental value to a person (due to theft, destruction, disaster, etc.)

what is internal loss?

another term for perceived or psychological loss

what is “loss of aspects of self” ?

physical, psychological, and perceived losses

what is “environmental loss”?

changes of the familiar, which can be considered positive (ex. moving from home and into college dorm)

what is grief?

internal process a person works through due to a loss

what is uncomplicated grieving?

it’s a normal, functioning type of grieving.

the person experiencing this grief may go through a range of feelings, behaviors, and thoughts

emotions are intense at first but they start to gradually decrease over time

(ex. breaking up with a bf. you might feel really bad at the beginning but over time you start to feel normal again)

what complicated grieving?

maladaptive, dysfunctional, and usually prolonged or overwhelming

the person experiencing this grief might become severely depressed, violent, suicidal, workaholic, socially isolated, or demonstrate addictive behaviors

what is chronic grieving?

unhealthy grieving that begins as normal grieving but without closure of feelings and inability to join life (long-term grieving that is due to unhealthy coping)

what is masked grieving?

maladaptive coping mechanisms to resolve grief (seen through other types of behaviors)

ex. drinking, taking drugs, etc.

what is delayed grieving?

putting off dealing with emotions of grief, which eventually builds and can become unhealthy

what is disenfranchised grieving?

experiencing a loss that is not acknowledged or socially supported (ex. mistress grieving)

what is anticipatory grieving?

experiencing a loss before it actually happens

what is bioethics?

the application of ethical principles to every aspect of healthcare

what is moral distress?

when someone can’t act on their own morals

what is moral outrage?

when a person perceives another as immoral because they are going against what they believe is “moral”

what is value?

a belief about the worth of something

what are attitudes?

mental dispositions or feelings towards a person, object, or idea (way of responding to a situation or things)

what are beliefs?

something that one accepts as true

autonomy

the right to choose and act on that choice

human dignity

respect for the inherent worth and uniqueness of individuals and populations (allowing them to make their own decisions)

informed consent

the right of competent patients to decide whether to agree to a treatment or refuse

privacy and confidentiality

control over the collection of, use of, and access to person information

nonmaleficence

do no harm and prevent harm (includes actual harm, risk of harm intentional and unintentional injuries)

beneficence

the duty to do or promote good (promotion of good)

fidelity

faithfullness, the duty to keep promises

veracity

the duty to tell the truth

justice

the obligation to be fair (trying to be fair)

law

binding practice, rule, or code of conduct that guides appropriate actions and defensible decisions of an individual or group

liability

the person is financially or legally responsible for something

ex. a nurse can be found legally liable or responsible for a mistake.

malpractice

professional person has failed to treat a person with reasonable care

negligence

the failure to care for an individual in a reasonable and prudent manner

libel

written or published form of defamation

slander

verbal form of defamation

assault

a threat, immediate fear of personal violence or offensive contact phsyc

battery

physical harm, offensive physical contact is made to the patient without consent; unauthorized touching of a persons body by another person